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Mesophotic Reefs Significant for Florida Keys' Coral Recovery

By | September 22, 2021

FAU Harbor Branch scientists compared coral genetic variation in the Dry Tortugas and Florida Keys…

FAU Receives 2021 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award

By | September 21, 2021

FAU has received the 2021 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

Who Needs a Boss? Study Shows Benefit of Employees Managing Themselves

By | September 20, 2021

More U.S. companies could benefit from encouraging and developing self-leadership in employees, a concept that allows workers to manage themselves instead of relying on supervisors.

'Whoop' - New Autonomous Method Precisely Detects Whale Vocalizations

By | September 15, 2021

FAU researchers have developed autonomous passive acoustic technology that offers significant advances on conventional methods used to monitor and protect endangered whales in the increasingly noisy ocean.

'Octo Girl' Takes a Deep Dive to Uncover How Octopus Species Coexist

By | September 14, 2021

A first-of-its-kind study took three years and 371 SCUBA dive hours using active and remote video to uncover how diverse species of octopus coexist by examining their diet, habits, behavior and activity.

Housing Index Makes the Case for Renting in Overheated Markets

By | September 9, 2021

Higher home prices make it more advantageous in many markets to postpone ownership.

'Stop Prescribing Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19'

By | August 30, 2021

Schmidt College of Medicine researchers reviewed the recent major randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trials for hydroxychloroquine, finding a lack of significant benefit and some suggestion of harm.

Hagerty Family Gives $2.5 Million Gift to FAU Football

By | August 27, 2021

FAU Athletics received a $2.5 million gift from Michelle and Michael Hagerty to name the FAU head football coaching position in perpetuity.

Study Ranks Nation's Most Overvalued Housing Markets

By | August 26, 2021

Phoenix, Las Vegas and Stockton, California, rank among the 10 most overvalued of the nation's largest housing markets.

Coping in College? Female Students Much More Stressed Than Males

By | August 23, 2021

FAU researchers measured both the psychological perception of stress and evaluated how undergraduate males and females cope with stress. The differences are vast.